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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain
Taylor has become less Swift.

Shameless personal note: A few years back when my son lived in Tempe, he took me to the Musical Instrument Museum (https://mim.org/), which for me as a middling musicologist was like entering the Elysian fields.

The place was crowded, but I never had any trouble being surrounded by the crowd, since they were all rushing to the Taylor Swift exhibit, complete with clothes and instruments from her concerts. This left the other 90% of the museum to the rest of us, including one of the only three octobass in the world, which to music historians is at least as important as, well, Taylor Swift's concert dress.

10 posted on 10/08/2018 6:24:20 AM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: chajin
OK, since you said all that...

Video: Octobass @ the Musical Instrument Museum
16 posted on 10/08/2018 6:26:32 AM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: chajin
OK, you made me go look up "octobass", as I'd never heard of it.

Interesting. The things I learn about on FR are myriad.

30 posted on 10/08/2018 6:42:07 AM PDT by wbill
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To: chajin
Taylor has become less Swift.

Taylor "Not So" Swift

34 posted on 10/08/2018 6:49:47 AM PDT by Perseverando (For Progressives, Islamonazis, Statists, Commies & other Democrats: It's all about PEOPLE CONTROL!)
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To: chajin
Not to veer too far off course for this thread, but man oh man the Musical Instrument Museum is fan TAS tic! You are so right, chajin -- the Elysian Fields!

If anybody finds themselves in the Phoenix / Scottsdale area, it is amazing. Even just the building itself and grounds are elegant.

Mrs. Daltec and I will likely take a vacation to the Phoenix area soon, and the Museum of Musical Instruments is at the top of our list.

The Penske Museum of Auto Racing is awesome too!
59 posted on 10/08/2018 8:27:26 AM PDT by daltec
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